Saturday, 22 November 2014

Molly The Elf Checking Her List

Hello All, 

Today is a lovely sunny day here in England, quite a nice change during winter and I couldn't believe my eyes, when I saw a large black and red butterfly in my garden, now that is a first for mid November!

Onto my card, I used Krista Smiths Molly The Elf for my newest Christmas card and made a lot of the elements my self too, so I am really pleased with it.


I colored her with Copics and added flocking and a sprinkle of diamond dust to the fluffy & furry parts of her clothes. I didn't draw her nose, but I did use shadowing to create one, which I am also pleased with ha ha!
The outer paper is from my own stash of goodies and the edges are chalked, the two top papers are Maja Design,edged with metallic paint & the border is Maja too.
I added the white memory box flourish, die cuts around the outer edge, as I think they add a little more interest to the shape.


I made the two hat pins to compliment the brown and blue colour scheme.


I also made the two layer glittery snowflakes, if you enlarge the picture you can see both layers. There is sneaky glimpse of the cream lace, I added underneath the border. 
The candy cane is made from Fimo clay and yes, you guessed I made that too.



In an effort to cut down on your scrolling time, I made these photos into a page and as you can see in the top right picture, I used a Tim Holtz Ideology pin to hold the sentiment ticket and joined the two silver bells together with a silver ring and attached them to the pin.



Thank you for stopping by today and have a fab and crafty weekend!
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19 comments:

  1. Donna Ellis22 November 2014 at 15:59

    She is so sweet and adorable, Jay! Love all the textures in your layers - it is perfect for our SL challenge! Thanks for playing in the Scrapy Land Challenge using die cuts! I hope to see more of your pretty projects in the next challenge, too! hugs and blessings, de {Creative Smiles}

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  2. Darlene 22 November 2014 at 16:29

    Fabulous coloring and design Jay! Love all the details ... so festive and precious! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘CHRISTMAS’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!

    Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
    DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  3. Ustvarjalni utrinki Tamara P.22 November 2014 at 17:41

    Gorgeous festive card Jay
    have a lovely weekend
    hugs Tamara

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  4. Liz's creative corner22 November 2014 at 17:58

    Wow this is fab, love the design and the candy cane is fab, hugs Liz xx

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  5. sue w.22 November 2014 at 20:36

    Hi Jay, love this image and coloured beautifully. Love it.
    Hugs Sue W.

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  6. sweet art designs23 November 2014 at 02:02

    Very beautifully done. I love all the elements. Thank you for sharing with us at Simply Create Too - Myrna DT

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  7. sandie23 November 2014 at 11:08

    fabulous detail and layering, thanks for joining us at Ink

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  8. Anne Temple23 November 2014 at 17:58

    Fabulous shaped card and I love all the layers. Great coloring of the image too. SO glad you shared it with us for the Scrapy Land Challenge.

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  9. Exclusively by Mel23 November 2014 at 19:33

    I just adore this card Jay, the most beautiful design and colouring!
    I was surprised to see Butterflies still the other week, It must be the mild weather keeping them around :)
    Love, Mel. xxx

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  10. Beth Brovold23 November 2014 at 21:16

    Simply GORGEOUS Jay!! Beautifully coloured...I love this image!! All the details that you put into all your work is phenomenal!! We actually have had a warmer day today...got rid of most of the snow that we had...YAY!! Enjoy your week!!
    Take care,
    Beth

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  11. Crafty and Green24 November 2014 at 01:53

    Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous!! Your coloring is stunning and the design and embellies are prefect!! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Love to Create: Make it for Christmas Challenge!! Come back and play again soon!

    Many Blessings,
    Tina
    LTC DT

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  12. Lori Turner24 November 2014 at 16:28

    WOW!! Jay, this is absolutely STUNNING! Your coloring is amazing, the details are phenomenal - love the touch of glitter to her clothes! Thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week xoxoxo

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  13. Gina's Cards24 November 2014 at 19:13

    A totally beautiful card! Love the colours and your colouring is beautiful! Love all the gorgeous embellies and your pretty little hat pins.
    Hugs
    Gina x

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  14. Lori Kobular24 November 2014 at 22:33

    What a beautiful Christmas card! I love all the details and texture! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapy Land Challenge #6!

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  15. DianeMoneyGoolsby25 November 2014 at 02:04

    Jay: Your card is so very beautiful! We're glad you entered our Challenge "Snow! Snow! Snow!" & hope to see your entries in all our 2015 challenges!

    Happy Holidays to you & your family!

    Diane
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member
    http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

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  16. Aunty Sue25 November 2014 at 23:12

    such a lovely card you have made and thanks for sharing with us at Divas by design this week, love your colouring

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  17. cm26 November 2014 at 19:48

    An incredibly beautiful card *not* using traditional colours. Festive and fabulous! Thank you for sharing this gem in the Inkspirational gallery.
    ~c

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  18. Cathi ONeill29 November 2014 at 09:01

    Gorgeous card!! Love the colors and embellishments you chose! Thanks so much for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow!!

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  19. Amelia Breytenbach6 December 2014 at 15:50

    Fabulous details on this gorgeous Christmas card. Thanks for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow.
    Amelia (DT Sugar Creek Hollow)

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Thank you very much for taking the time to leave me your lovely comments, I read each and every one and they really do make my day!
Cuddles Jay xxx

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